Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Surname Gang?" Wu Shigong was a little strange.Do foreigners have this surname?Even Chinese people rarely hear of this surname.

Seeing Wu Shigong was a bit strange, Gonzalez explained again: "My full name is Juan Gonzalez. In fact, according to the rules of our hometown, my surname should be called Gonzalez."

Now Wu Shigong understood.It turned out to be Gonzales!This is like a person's name!If Gonzalez knew the true thoughts in Wu Shigong's heart, he would definitely be pissed to death.

But at this time, Wu Shigong's bad taste came up again.Why do you want to accommodate those foreigners and let them have a Chinese name that is easy to pronounce?In the modern Wu Shigong, when he saw those white-collar workers proudly speaking their English names, he felt a little uncomfortable.The most exasperating thing is that there is an entertainer on the Spring Festival Gala whose English name is "Little Shenyang".

So Wu Shigong immediately said with a final word: "Your surname is Gang. Mr. Gang, where are you from?"

"General, we are officers Franji." Gonzales said while bowing. After the kowtow just now, he did not dare to neglect the etiquette.

"Falang Jiren? Then why did you run to Dengzhou City?" Wu Shigong didn't know about Sun Yuanhua's hiring of Western military officers, so he raised this question.

"Dear General, we were invited by Minister Sun Yuanhua to teach firearms for your army. We unfortunately encountered a rebellion in your army more than a year ago. As soldiers with a sense of honor, we At that time, we fought against the rebels together with Minister Sun Yuanhua in Dengzhou City. We killed 12 people in total, including our commander, Captain Teixeira Correa. Afterwards, we surrendered to the rebels because of our defeat. Until now, I was rescued by you, General. Here, on behalf of my colleagues, I would like to thank the General again for his generous help."

"You are all Fulangji soldiers?" Wu Shigong was overjoyed immediately. "Then you must be very proficient in the use of firearms?" Wu Shigong suddenly felt as if he had picked up a treasure.In his heart, the modern western giants with huge guns and sharp firearms were too impressive.

"Dear General, we are here to teach the use of firearms." Speaking of this, Gonzalez couldn't help showing a proud expression on his face.

"That would be great. Since I saved you, then you can teach our Runing Battalion everything you know about Western armies." Wu Shigong said bluntly.It should be said that it was an unceremonious order.Wu Shigong doesn't know how to play the trick of looking at the thatched cottage three times, so it's better to give orders directly like this.Anyway, these Frangbots didn't dare to resist.Now they are all in Wu Shigong's hands.

After hearing this, Gonzalez made eye contact with the main officers under him, then gritted his teeth, and said to Wu Shigong: "It's not that we don't appreciate it. It's because we've been away from home for so long that we all want to go home early." But we also thank you, General, for your rescue this time. In this way, can we just stay for a month and train and guide the adults. After that, we must go home."

Gonzalez's request is also very reasonable.So Wu Shigong also understands very well.Being held by the rebels for so long.It is also reasonable to go home early to reunite with your loved ones.However, Wu Shigong also thought that the Runing Battalion could learn more from these Frangji soldiers, so he discussed with Gonzales: "One month is too short, just three months. Once the three months are up, I'll put you back."

The faces of the Portuguese like Gonzalez suddenly showed joy.Although it is not yet possible to return home immediately, but after all, there is hope.However, at this time, the profit-seeking nature of Westerners has the upper hand again.Several leading Portuguese people winked at Gonzalez again.After receiving the wink, Gonzalez hesitated for a while, and then said to Wu Shigong as if he had made up his mind:

"Dear General. At that time, Minister Sun Yuanhua agreed to pay each of us 50 taels of silver a month. However, due to the rebellion of your army, the commission was not paid. Moreover, we were detained for twelve years. It has been a month, so fifteen months of commissions have not been paid. Moreover, the pensions of twelve officers including Captain Teixeira Correa, who died in action, have to be paid separately. This was all related to your country at that time Minister Sun Yuanhua has a contract. General, please report to the court of your country to pay as soon as possible."

After saying these words, Gonzalez looked at Wu Shigong with some guilt, for fear of his anger.Gonzalez's quotation must have been a lot of false reports, because at that time, Sun Yuanhua, except for the employment of several officers like Gonzalez, was at this price, and the expenses of some other people were far lower than this price.There are even several technicians among these Portuguese, they came with the Western artillery purchased by Sun Yuanhua, and they don't need to pay any compensation at all.

But now that these contracts have disappeared, Gonzalez wanted to boldly fish in troubled waters. Anyway, it was Wu Shigong who wanted something from them now, so why didn't he seize the opportunity to take advantage of it?However, after all, the kowtow just now gave Gonzalez and the others a great psychological shadow, so he also watched Wu Shigong's reaction very carefully, for fear that Wu Shigong would get angry.Therefore, it can be said that making people kowtow sometimes has some special effects.

Wu Shigong's complexion really sank. At this stage, no matter who dares to take advantage of Wu Shigong's money, it is like stepping on Wu Shigong's tail.Not to mention foreigners, even aliens are no exception.

But Wu Shigong was afraid that his refusal would lead to the departure of those Fu Langji.That would be a big loss.But this matter cannot be clearly reported to the court.According to Wu Shigong's understanding of the Ming court, with the bird nature of Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers of the court, they are all a group of people who want to save face and pretend to be the king of heaven.They will definitely agree to the request of these Frenchmen.But in this way, Wu Shigong will definitely not be able to keep these people.

Seeing Wu Shigong frowning tightly, Yang Rusong also began to improve.He immediately shouted: "You fanciers, after you surrendered, you also want to get the money. You don't have to embarrass us soldiers, but you are ashamed to tell our adults." Immediately, all the guards in the tent showed contempt look.

But after these Portuguese were scolded by Yang Rusong, they didn't take it seriously.This is also the cultural difference between Eastern and Western soldiers.Western soldiers feel that surrender after being in a desperate situation is not a loss of military honor.If they were not on the road, maybe these Portuguese would have retorted.

But after all, Gonzalez was under heavy psychological pressure, and seeing the heavy atmosphere in the big tent, he took a step back and said to Wu Shigong, "Of course, in order to thank the respected general for his rescue, we serve the general. Those three months were unpaid as a token of our gratitude."

But Wu Shigong didn't even want to pay a tael of silver.But if the current situation continues, it will be deadlocked.So Wu Shigong coughed, changed the subject and asked Gonzalez, "I always knew that you were Frangji people, but where is Flangji Country?"

This is why Wu Shigong didn't ask in detail. If Wu Shigong knew that those Portuguese were hired by Sun Yuanhua from Macau, then he would never have asked this question.

However, how can we verbally point out the position of a country?After hearing Wu Shigong's question, Gonzalez also showed a embarrassed expression.

Wu Shigong also understood at once, he smiled and stood up from behind the big case, walked around to Gonzalez, drew out his samurai sword, and drew on the ground the map of Europe that Wu Shigong remembered.

Thanks to the modern cramming education, Wu Shigong's map of Europe is quite standard.After finishing the painting, Wu Shigong pointed to the big countries in modern Europe and asked: "Francis Country? Is it England? Is it France? Is it Germany? Or Russia?..." While asking, Wu Shigong pointed at the country with a samurai sword. Gonzalez was asked about the location of the country on the map.

But no matter how accurate Wu Shigong's map was, it would not be very accurate if it was drawn on the ground.In addition, Gonzalez and the others were standing facing Wu Shigong, and the map they were looking at was also reversed, and they heard Wu Shigong say new terms one by one, so under tension, Gonzalez had no idea that Wu Shigong was there. Pointing and drawing on the ground what are you doing.

And Wu Shigong's inquiry also has problems. He mentioned Britain, France, etc., and there was no such country name at that time.If Wu Shigong is called "England" or "France", Gonzalez may understand what Wu Shigong means through the pronunciation.

Wu Shigong asked more and more impatiently.He thought to himself: "Why don't these Frangji people even know about these big countries in Europe? Could it be that they are all Europeans of the Sanlu brand?"

Wu Shigong began to look at the appearance of people like Gonzales.After looking at it, the suspicion became even heavier. Although these Frangbots seemed to be all Caucasians, they didn't find that there were blond hair and blue eyes among these Frangbots?

Wu Shigong didn't know that the racial differences between southern Europeans and northern Europeans in Europe are quite large.You should know that although Southern Europeans are also Caucasian, they are shorter in stature and darker in skin. The color of their eyes and hair is basically black or brown, and they are closer to Chinese in appearance.This is like the purebred Cantonese and Shandong people, although they are very different in appearance, they are all Chinese.

But Wu Shigong didn't know!The appearance of Westerners in his mind is the image of models with shaking hair in Lux advertisements.Wu Shigong didn't doubt whether these people were indeed Westerners, and the skin color of Caucasians could definitely tell.But because these Caucasians don't know the big European countries, Wu Shigong also doubts whether they are really Frangji people.

Together with this paranoia, Wu Shigong also doubted whether these Westerners were Western soldiers.Feeling Wu Shigong's suspicious gaze, Gonzalez must have known that Wu Shigong's finger painting on the ground just now had important questions to answer by himself.But Gonzalez really didn't know what Wu Shigong was doing!So at this time, Gonzales felt the cold sweat on his back. (To be continued..)